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>> harry reid and dick durbin said forget it. social security is not a part of this conversation. and yet the president has shown a willingness to do that. what happens if he publicly -- and republicans right now, their frustration is that the president will say that behind the scenes but he won't public ly talk about it as much as they want him to talk about it publicly. what happens politically on the left? >> i think there's some people on the left who would not appreciate having social security and medicare as part of this, as part of this discussion. if we're in the talking phase, it doesn't hurt to talk about things that each side should put on the table. brad is right that the republicans have come a little bit with taxes. >> the discussion is not about should taxes go up. the discussion is how do you do it? >> exactly. and, listen, i think that to the extent we are just talking right now, i don't think that talking hurts. but should this become -- should this come in play, little there will be a lot of people on the left who will not be very happy. i think in some ways it
>> harry reid and dick durbin said forget it. social security is not a part of this conversation. and yet the president has shown a willingness to do that. what happens if he publicly -- and republicans right now, their frustration is that the president will say that behind the scenes but he won't public ly talk about it as much as they want him to talk about it publicly. what happens politically on the left? >> i think there's some people on the left who would not appreciate having...
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harry reid, president obama, and a little bit of mitch mcconnell. what is possible of making a deal? >> the ball seems to be in mitch mcconnell's court. does he filibuster anything that harry reid ends up making with president obama? we have a paired down legislation extending for income below $250,000 and doing something with unemployment insurance that you were talking about? the question is a senate filibuster, democrats need 60 votes and republican votes, mcconnell ends up filibustering and will there be senators who support the legislation and blocking the filibuster. a lot of gymsmanship and republicans when you lock at the situation in the house and the inability to pass along the other things, they are on the verge of taking a lot of blame if they filibuster the legislation and the house doesn't act on it. >> and only democratic support developing here. how much is he going to agree with the president when he has the election in 2014? some folks don't want to appear in any way too close to president obama right now. >> let's move on in terms
harry reid, president obama, and a little bit of mitch mcconnell. what is possible of making a deal? >> the ball seems to be in mitch mcconnell's court. does he filibuster anything that harry reid ends up making with president obama? we have a paired down legislation extending for income below $250,000 and doing something with unemployment insurance that you were talking about? the question is a senate filibuster, democrats need 60 votes and republican votes, mcconnell ends up...
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harry reid's charge is totally false. i'm sure waiting for harry to put up who it was that told him what he says they told him. i don't believe it for a minute, by the way. >> that's all well and good, but to be honest that's probably not the end of the tax return fight. we'll hear more just ask david axelrod who was asked about romney's 13% insistence last night. >> maybe we shouldn't have any disclosure laws at all or any disclosure traditions at all. everyone can just certify for the public that everything's fine. he has a pension for secrecy and he thinks he can play by dampb set of rules. and, no, i don't accept his word on what his taxes say. let he public see it. >> this morning, team obama further putting pressure on the romney team about taxes, has got a "proposal" that's already, i think, been rejected. let's go to nbc's senior political editor, mark murray, for more. mark, so we arrive this morning, i woke up, i looked at my phone and i had a pitch from jim mussina, the always helpful public campaign appeal. te
harry reid's charge is totally false. i'm sure waiting for harry to put up who it was that told him what he says they told him. i don't believe it for a minute, by the way. >> that's all well and good, but to be honest that's probably not the end of the tax return fight. we'll hear more just ask david axelrod who was asked about romney's 13% insistence last night. >> maybe we shouldn't have any disclosure laws at all or any disclosure traditions at all. everyone can just certify for...
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. >> so you're asking both mitch mcconnell and harry reid to woo you? >> i think that's a little strong. i just want to see what their understanding is of what the caucus decision means, how much independence i can continue to have and there are lots of considerations on something like this. so that's why i'm not making a decision until i've had those dug discussions. >> do you have to pick a side? >> i've looked carefully at the senate rules, and although there is a rule that says every senator is entitled to be on two major committees, then there's another rule that says essentially the caucuses make those committee assignments. so it looks like some kind of alignment at least for the purposes of organizing the senate will probably be necessary in order to get a committee assignment or a good committee assignment. this is a bit of uncharted territory, chuck. and, again, i want to call them as i see them and also -- but i'm not going down there with hostility towards these folks. i'm going down there in the hopes of being able to help nudge the place t
. >> so you're asking both mitch mcconnell and harry reid to woo you? >> i think that's a little strong. i just want to see what their understanding is of what the caucus decision means, how much independence i can continue to have and there are lots of considerations on something like this. so that's why i'm not making a decision until i've had those dug discussions. >> do you have to pick a side? >> i've looked carefully at the senate rules, and although there is a...
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and harry reid's senate race against sharon engel they backed reid by 40%. the key for the president is to simply do this, run up the score with hispanic voters, early voters and heavily populated counties around las vegas and reno. mitt romney and paul ryan will be in henderson, nevada, later today and president obacircles . if he can't win the silver state, how does he win the white house without nevada? we're putting nevada in the blue. let's go through this. that means the president is sitting at 243. we're going to go quickly to see how does mitt romney do this without nevada? obviously for him, it starts with florida. he get that, gets him up to 235. i don't know what john sununu said about new hampshire. virginia they think is moving in their column. they're very confident about colorado. i'm a little skeptical but that gets him to 257. they are behind right now. they'll kind of acknowledge it when they say the race is even in ohio. that's code for, we're probably behind a point or two in ohio. they acknowledge that they're behind in wisconsin. that's
and harry reid's senate race against sharon engel they backed reid by 40%. the key for the president is to simply do this, run up the score with hispanic voters, early voters and heavily populated counties around las vegas and reno. mitt romney and paul ryan will be in henderson, nevada, later today and president obacircles . if he can't win the silver state, how does he win the white house without nevada? we're putting nevada in the blue. let's go through this. that means the president is...
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joining me now is harry reid -- harry smith, not harry reid, of "rock center." thank you so much, harry. you took a real in-depth look inside the mormon church for his "rock center" special, which is airing tonight. harry, i want you to talk about the role and the power that has mission has in a young mormon's life. very significant. >> well, it's very interesting. because over the last couple of years, things have changed a bit in that women now, young women go, but not until they're 21. but young mormon men from devout families, this is what they do, by the tens of thousands over the generations. they go out and do this mormon mission. they're 19 years old, they drop everything they do, they devote their lives to this. they go to intensive language schools, they go to places that they may never have even heard of before. they spend two years there. we talked to the former ceo of jetblue airlines, and he told us, for instance, you go there, you may knock on 200 doors in one day, nobody says yes, but you know what, you get up the next morning and do it all over
joining me now is harry reid -- harry smith, not harry reid, of "rock center." thank you so much, harry. you took a real in-depth look inside the mormon church for his "rock center" special, which is airing tonight. harry, i want you to talk about the role and the power that has mission has in a young mormon's life. very significant. >> well, it's very interesting. because over the last couple of years, things have changed a bit in that women now, young women go, but...
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bush presidency to prevent recess appointments and mitch mcconnell basically has forced harry reid to continue the practice during the obama presidency, but explain this pro forma business. >> well, chuck, what a pro forma session is essentially they will usually have one member of the senate or one member of congress and they essentially bangt gavel. the floors open for maybe 0.3 seconds and that's considered for congress to be in session, and because they are in session, they can, in this case, they can filibuster any type of recess appointment. what republicans are very upset about here, chuck, is that they feel that recess, as it was defined by obama's own justice department back in march of 2010, was three days, and that if you ever had a true recess it was always accompanied with an adjournment resolution, that the senate would approve the house being in recess or the house would approve the sflat being in recess that. didn't happen in this case. president obama essentially took this very narrow window of what some republicans say was as narrow as seven or nine hours and appoint
bush presidency to prevent recess appointments and mitch mcconnell basically has forced harry reid to continue the practice during the obama presidency, but explain this pro forma business. >> well, chuck, what a pro forma session is essentially they will usually have one member of the senate or one member of congress and they essentially bangt gavel. the floors open for maybe 0.3 seconds and that's considered for congress to be in session, and because they are in session, they can, in...
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hopeof being able to help rom harry lace to more reid and mitch monnell? >> i heard from -- the first person i heard from last night was olympia snowe, which was kind of ni. i'm going to try to get together with her before going down to washington next week. i did get a call, just a nice, very pleasant courtesy call from harryreid, not anything substantive. i' mitch mcconnell but sure we'll have discussions with everybody down there >> any washington republican reached out to you that was not named snowe? >> yes, susan collins, o other republican senator had aith herd i offered to get her coffeer. >> when where you're heading. >> we'll be in touch, chuck. thank you very much. >> congratulations again. >> yes, sir, thank you. >>> i'm joined by the moderator of "meet the press." angus king will be an interestg player, david. he clearly would like -- he sounds like he wishes he didn't have to, that he would enjoy taking that power of being one independent senator. >> the streak of independence which i think a lot of senators woulde like to have, independent
hopeof being able to help rom harry lace to more reid and mitch monnell? >> i heard from -- the first person i heard from last night was olympia snowe, which was kind of ni. i'm going to try to get together with her before going down to washington next week. i did get a call, just a nice, very pleasant courtesy call from harryreid, not anything substantive. i' mitch mcconnell but sure we'll have discussions with everybody down there >> any washington republican reached out to you...
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harry reid, mitch mcconnell, john boehner, nancy pelosi, president obama. market rundown is next plus our daily rundown of undecided races including which democrat is being vetted on the hill though his race isn't officially over. first today's trivia question. who is the only speaker of the house to be elected president? [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon... creamy cheese... 100 calories... [ chef ] ma'am [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. gives you a low national plan premium... so you can focus on what really matters. call humana at 1-800-808-4003. >>> breaking news this morning. we have the angus king news, nancy pelosi news, lots of other stuff on our radar. democrats are keeping a close eye on the vote tally in arizona and senator scott brown is hinting at his political future. first as new members make their way to capitol hill, allen west continues to fight for his seat. west has now filed a complained in st. lucie county y
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both boehner and snart majority leader harry reid sounded conciliatory notes yesterday. >> mr. president, this is your moment. we're ready to be led. not as democrats or republicans, but as americans. >> it's better to dance than to fight. it's better to work together. >> boehner even opened the door to raising new revenues, code for taxes, though not through tax rates. he does put on some conditions. >> in order to garner republican support for new revenues, the president must be willing to reduce spending and shore up entitlement programs that are the primary drivers of our debt. >> so that is a shift in a negotiating position. now boehner suggested temporarily extending the current tax rates, pushing serious negotiations on a broader tax deal into 2013. while the president has hinted in the past that he's willing to include the issues of social security and medicare in the fiscal negotiations, what's not clear is whether the rest of his party is going to be willing to go along on that score. >> i want to work together but i want everyone to also understand, you can't push us
both boehner and snart majority leader harry reid sounded conciliatory notes yesterday. >> mr. president, this is your moment. we're ready to be led. not as democrats or republicans, but as americans. >> it's better to dance than to fight. it's better to work together. >> boehner even opened the door to raising new revenues, code for taxes, though not through tax rates. he does put on some conditions. >> in order to garner republican support for new revenues, the...
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harry reid, from a gun state in nevada. we know exactly what's going on up there. new york almost always splits more regionally. but i wanted to look at guns versus cars in the state of colorado and the amount of paperwork you have to do to register a car versus the amount of paperwork you have to do to register a gun. let me show you some things we've put up here. there's actually no registration requirement in guns. it's actually against the law to register guns. they passed a law to do that. concealed weapons permit only needs to be renewed every five years. it requires a photo i.d., fingerprints, proof of residency, and handgun competency. there is a background check. let's look at background checks, guns versus cars. for cars, you need to have a proof of insurance, a bill of sale. the title. there's a vin verification, your vehicle i.d. number. there's a photo i.d., an emissions test, a proof of insurance, a license that's renewed every five years. these are not the same level of paperwork, if you will. mike viqueira, wheyou look at it, with cars, you have to,
harry reid, from a gun state in nevada. we know exactly what's going on up there. new york almost always splits more regionally. but i wanted to look at guns versus cars in the state of colorado and the amount of paperwork you have to do to register a car versus the amount of paperwork you have to do to register a gun. let me show you some things we've put up here. there's actually no registration requirement in guns. it's actually against the law to register guns. they passed a law to do that....
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harry reid called bennett one of the brightest rising stars in the democratic party. bennett said, quote, this will not be an easy job. also sticking around the executive director from the last cycle, michael bennet he is campaign manager in 2010 will continue to run the committee in 2014. "washington post" reports that ohio democratic congressman tim ryan was arrested in august in virgin virginia for public intoxication. he was arrested august 25 when he was in lexington for a staffer's wedding and misdemeanor's case dismissed yesterday, confirming the arrest and dismissal happening but said the congressman was not intoxicated. the best bet in 2014. maybe now not so much. the latest quinnipiac poll shows voters are far more supportive of same sex marriage than just four years ago in 2008. a majority opposed it. now americans support it 48% to 46%. another new number to note. more than 90% of people polled in south carolina by winthrop university do not consider themselves members of the tea party. even though he hasn't announced his re-election bid. 22% of new yorker
harry reid called bennett one of the brightest rising stars in the democratic party. bennett said, quote, this will not be an easy job. also sticking around the executive director from the last cycle, michael bennet he is campaign manager in 2010 will continue to run the committee in 2014. "washington post" reports that ohio democratic congressman tim ryan was arrested in august in virgin virginia for public intoxication. he was arrested august 25 when he was in lexington for a...
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by the way, the harry reid bomb, 1981. i wonder who might have put a bomb on someone who worked frd the nevada gaming commission. couldn't have been mob related at all, could it? i want to go to the best laid plans of the obama white house. they have a bunch of new ads. they have one, their version of morning in america. they have one on don't change midstream. doing a whole thing on the chart of job losses versus job gains. this is the time to change things. yet it became gay marriage week. >> they do? >> exactly. >> it became gay marriage week. it started on sunday. and then, you know, you had the secretary of education come out. to say he supported gay marriage. and the president had to say something. wednesday afternoon was that something. and it dominated the week. >> and he's going to go on "the view" which might have been the place that they were intentionally going to do this the first time. what do you make of this decision to make sure it's clear joe biden falls on the sword once, twice, maybe three times about -
by the way, the harry reid bomb, 1981. i wonder who might have put a bomb on someone who worked frd the nevada gaming commission. couldn't have been mob related at all, could it? i want to go to the best laid plans of the obama white house. they have a bunch of new ads. they have one, their version of morning in america. they have one on don't change midstream. doing a whole thing on the chart of job losses versus job gains. this is the time to change things. yet it became gay marriage week....
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it's up to harry reid and president obama. mitch mcconnell. because there is nothing left for me to do here. i want to read something in "the wall street journal" op-ed about who is to blame in this. here is what they said. to put this in raw political terms mr. boehner offered a break, offered to break a core gop principle on taxes and mr. obama offered him nothing he could take back to his rank and file in return. instead he has treated the talks as an extension of the election campaign traveling around the country at rally style events at which he berates republicans for not accepting his terms of surrender. grant gave lee more at appomatt appomattox. okay. civil war comparison. is it possible -- jonathan mentioned polling suggests if we go over the fiscal cliff republicans will bear the brunt of the blame. i spoke to some republican strategists who say that is not true and ultimately that will change because president obama is the president of the united states. possible or not possible? >> i don't think it's possible. polling has shown ov
it's up to harry reid and president obama. mitch mcconnell. because there is nothing left for me to do here. i want to read something in "the wall street journal" op-ed about who is to blame in this. here is what they said. to put this in raw political terms mr. boehner offered a break, offered to break a core gop principle on taxes and mr. obama offered him nothing he could take back to his rank and file in return. instead he has treated the talks as an extension of the election...
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it is great news for harry reid. maybe akin will get out. but he says he won't. we'll see. i don't think it plays nationally. >> the big gender gap issue? >> i'm very concerned about the gender gap. akin, the way romney and others handled it in the party, putting as much distance -- time to change the channels. >> mike murphy, if you would produce these conventions for us, it might be more interesting. >> there would be ratings, i don't know if the party would do well. can i do a charlie crist prediction on the way out? i think he's going to run as a democrat and lose the primary. >> he says if invited he would speak next week. >> doesn't matter. he can't deliver a pizza, let alone a vote. >> oh, you're delivering pizza! it's an old one. forget votes, they can't deliver pizza. >>> our super sized political panel is next. but first a look at what i know you all care did bsh white house soup of the day -- we love it down here in florida. let's take a paint project from "that looks hard" to "that didn't take long". let's break out behr ultra. .. ...the number one selling paint
it is great news for harry reid. maybe akin will get out. but he says he won't. we'll see. i don't think it plays nationally. >> the big gender gap issue? >> i'm very concerned about the gender gap. akin, the way romney and others handled it in the party, putting as much distance -- time to change the channels. >> mike murphy, if you would produce these conventions for us, it might be more interesting. >> there would be ratings, i don't know if the party would do well....
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the gridlock really is in harry reids senate. the senate has to pass a budget. then you present that to the president for his approval. but his last two budgets have been so unserious, they've been voted now three times in congress. not a party's own member will vote. >> where are people in afghanistan on the war? i want to take a step back from what you heard last night. is there fatigue out there? >> listen, we are all war weary. we mourn the loss of every son and daughter of this country and mitt romney is dedicated also to, you know, withdrawing by 2014 but wants to do it actually listening to the military as posed to what president obama has been doing is making decisions for political reasons. >> in the military, don't you think they will keep them longer? >> i don't think the military will want to keep them longer. what the military wants is enough force to protect the troops still engaged in battle. that's the point that paul ryan was making last night. >> republican senator ron johnson, i know that you're heading back to wisconsin. how many miles are yo
the gridlock really is in harry reids senate. the senate has to pass a budget. then you present that to the president for his approval. but his last two budgets have been so unserious, they've been voted now three times in congress. not a party's own member will vote. >> where are people in afghanistan on the war? i want to take a step back from what you heard last night. is there fatigue out there? >> listen, we are all war weary. we mourn the loss of every son and daughter of this...
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and harry reid has been has bee problem on getting good legislation passed. legislation that comes out of the house. >> immigration reform tomorrow? >> well -- you'd like to think that. you would like to think that. >> bipartisan immigration tomorrow. >> and harry reid won 9-10 the latino vote in the last vote and continued the leadership in the senate and reid is not the problem but the tea party congressional members in congress that are going to be the biggest obstacle. >> a lot of interesting divides in congress if that went to the floor. thank you. we'll be back. health care with the panel. up now, trivia time. we asked who was the youngest person to ever serve as president? teddy roosevelt. he was just 42 when he assumed the presidency after mckinley's assassination. president kennedy was the youngest elected president at 43. we'll be right back. of deliciousness. that's a big 10-4 kosher. with no fillers, by-products, artificial flavors or colors. hebrew national. the better-than-a-hot dog- hot dog. between taking insulin and testing my blood sugar...
and harry reid has been has bee problem on getting good legislation passed. legislation that comes out of the house. >> immigration reform tomorrow? >> well -- you'd like to think that. you would like to think that. >> bipartisan immigration tomorrow. >> and harry reid won 9-10 the latino vote in the last vote and continued the leadership in the senate and reid is not the problem but the tea party congressional members in congress that are going to be the biggest...
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. >> you won't do this on the committee without the sign-off of harry reid and mitch mcconnell? >> i can't proceed without knowing what agreements the leadership at a higher level, democrat and republican, house and senate might agree to at the white house. last year, i was asked repeatedly to hold off on doing a budget resolution because the negotiation already started at the leadership level to do a law. so, instead of doing a resolution, a law was passed last year. i can't say to you, i can't look into this camera and say chuck, i know that they will turn to us and say implement this plan through a budget resolution. they may very well decide to do what they did last year, which is not to do the implementation of a plan through a resolution, but to do it through a law. >> do you feel like your hands are tied? >> i feel like i'm in a circumstance in which so many people have a political agenda that the truth is the first victim. over and over i hear my republican colleagues say no budget has been put in place for 1,000 days. they know absolutely that the budget control act, wh
. >> you won't do this on the committee without the sign-off of harry reid and mitch mcconnell? >> i can't proceed without knowing what agreements the leadership at a higher level, democrat and republican, house and senate might agree to at the white house. last year, i was asked repeatedly to hold off on doing a budget resolution because the negotiation already started at the leadership level to do a law. so, instead of doing a resolution, a law was passed last year. i can't say to...
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senator harry reid speaks and stocks drop. really? the market rundown is next. boy, that stock market will listen to anybody these days. remember a man who changed professional sports without ever putting on a uniform. entertainment more than any other person in american history. how many presidents lost a general election before going on to win the white house? tweet me the answer. the first correct answer gets a follow wednesday from us. ♪ i'd like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain cheerios! mom, are those my jeans? [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios why use temporary treatments when you can prevent the acid that's causing it with prevacid24hr. with one pill prevacid24hr works at the source to prevent the acid that causes frequent heartburn all day and all night. and with new prevacid24hr perks, you can earn rewards from dinner deals to music downloads for purchasing prevacid24hr. prevent acid all day and all night for 24 hours with prevacid24hr. prevent acid all d
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. >> joining me now for my panel, the former cnion directs director for harry reid and also my current colleague at the white house, nbc's mike viqueira and republican ad maker, bra todd is in the studio box. mr. todd, since i don't get to say mr.odd verftnl i'm talking to myself, we're not related but people ask us that all the time. assess newt's assessment. is he right? >> the fantasy is trying to aller history opposed to live it. i think that's what he's trying to do here. i think really he oug tbe ngma teing. mitt romney may have made a mistake or two running his campaign but president obama has made mistakes running the country. so that's the mistakes that need to b owned up to. >> do you think this republican sort of cticism of romne that's gone public is dng mageo romney and not helpful? >> voters don't play this parlor game. i'm glad some people do so we can talk about it here on the show. voters much more worried about what's going on in theirives and problems in their own personal economy opposed to whpe ithe campaign day-to-d day-to-day tactically. >> we know there's not a
. >> joining me now for my panel, the former cnion directs director for harry reid and also my current colleague at the white house, nbc's mike viqueira and republican ad maker, bra todd is in the studio box. mr. todd, since i don't get to say mr.odd verftnl i'm talking to myself, we're not related but people ask us that all the time. assess newt's assessment. is he right? >> the fantasy is trying to aller history opposed to live it. i think that's what he's trying to do here. i...
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now harry reid says it's the republicans turn to put out their own plan. with me now tennessee republican congresswoman diane black who is a member of both the budget and ways and means committees. congresswoman, thank you for joining me. we had some reporting earlier that said don't expect any public counter prproposal from republicans. can i ask you why not? >> well, i think, chris, that you can just look at what we did before the election. actually the medicare is what we put the plan out for and we also have a plan out there to avert the fiscal cliff and sequestration. our plans are already there. and we're just waiting for the president to come out with a plan. everything we're hearing is so one-sided. it's all about taxes and now he's telling us he wants to spend $1.6 trillion more than what he had in his budget plans before. >> i want to play something, tom cole, a colleague was yours had to say on this show yesterday. why he thinks the republicans should make a deal. >> if we can give the american people an early christmas present, if they can list
now harry reid says it's the republicans turn to put out their own plan. with me now tennessee republican congresswoman diane black who is a member of both the budget and ways and means committees. congresswoman, thank you for joining me. we had some reporting earlier that said don't expect any public counter prproposal from republicans. can i ask you why not? >> well, i think, chris, that you can just look at what we did before the election. actually the medicare is what we put the plan...
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mitch mcconnell, harry reid, the comments they've been making does not make anybody feel that we're any closer to getting to a solution. if we go over the fiscal cliff you're talking about the gdp plummeting. you're talking about unemployment rebels jumping. and that has a lot of people really concerned because it's starting to look like we have not made any ground, haven't made any progress. wall street is watching and hearing what the president has to say today at 1:00 p.m. >> we did just have a $6 billion status quo election. >> crazy. >> yeah. >> becky quick. >> money well spent. >> thank you much. >>> next, we're going to go across the pond. take a deep dive in what's ahead for the president's second term with the most important ally of the united states these days. >>> it's been called the key trans atlantic alliance. others have simply called it the special relationship. today it's a deep dive into the tide between if united states and britain as wells the two men that are the face of the alliance right now, president obama and british prime minister david cameron. the term speci
mitch mcconnell, harry reid, the comments they've been making does not make anybody feel that we're any closer to getting to a solution. if we go over the fiscal cliff you're talking about the gdp plummeting. you're talking about unemployment rebels jumping. and that has a lot of people really concerned because it's starting to look like we have not made any ground, haven't made any progress. wall street is watching and hearing what the president has to say today at 1:00 p.m. >> we did...
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i take it that you side with harry reid on this, that you believe it's the republicans responsible, do the democrats have any blame in how the process has been working this year? >> i'd like to look at an objective source, i'm not an object source. i would like at norm ornstein and professor mann who did a very important study in which they said that they used to say everyone's to blame. but now after they studied it they said, guess what, it's the republicans. and these guys are nonpartisan scholars. i'm there every day. i've never seen so many filibusters, i've never seen a leader say his main objective is to defeat a president. i'm not going to say it's my opinion, i'm going to cite a expert who is nonpartisan that it's the republican. they create a crisis where there is no crisis, they've launched a war on women, they take the side of the wealthiest among us and turn against the 99% and it's out there. it's out there. >> there was a quote from one of your democratic colleagues in the senate, mark pryor, sort of complaining about how the budget process has worked. i know there's bee
i take it that you side with harry reid on this, that you believe it's the republicans responsible, do the democrats have any blame in how the process has been working this year? >> i'd like to look at an objective source, i'm not an object source. i would like at norm ornstein and professor mann who did a very important study in which they said that they used to say everyone's to blame. but now after they studied it they said, guess what, it's the republicans. and these guys are...
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harry reid steps into the ring. first, today's trivia's question, which state has been home to most of the speakers of the house? the answer and more coming up on "the daily rundown wto," i'm go to guess maybe texas, maybe ohio. that's my guess. let's get our creativity running. then get some blades spinning, paper sanding, and bits turning. let's motor to the only place that carries our favorite tools... for our favorite people... armed with a budget and a mission... and see what happens when we put those tools to work for us. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. right now, get the ryobi four-piece 18-volt super combo kit, just $99 - our lowest price ever. [ female announcer ] improve the health of your skin with aveeno daily moisturizing lotion. the natural oatmeal formula improves skin's health in one day, with significant improvement in 2 weeks. i found a moisturizer for life. [ female announcer ] only from aveeno. ♪ power surge, let it blow your mind. [ male announcer ] for fruits, veg
harry reid steps into the ring. first, today's trivia's question, which state has been home to most of the speakers of the house? the answer and more coming up on "the daily rundown wto," i'm go to guess maybe texas, maybe ohio. that's my guess. let's get our creativity running. then get some blades spinning, paper sanding, and bits turning. let's motor to the only place that carries our favorite tools... for our favorite people... armed with a budget and a mission... and see what...
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and democratic leader harry r d reid, a long standing supporter of guns himself, he went to the floor to say he is open to new legislation on guns. >> we need to accept the reality that we're not doing enough to protect our citizens. in the coming days and weeks, we'll engage in a meaningful conversation and thoughtful debate about how to change laws and culture and allow this violence to continue to grow. >> california senator dianne feinstein, who has said she will bring a renewal of the assault weapons ban to the floor when the senate reconvened in january, quote, i talked to harry. he didn't say i will support you. he did say something has to be done. for something meaningful, though, to be done, it will likely require republican support. so far, republicans have stay e quiet. prematurity even to ask the question about reinstating the assault weapons ban. on the senate floor monday, republican leader mitch mcconnell talked movingly of the victims and notably did not mention any policy next step. >> we stand with the people of newtown today and in the days ahead. we can do nothing
and democratic leader harry r d reid, a long standing supporter of guns himself, he went to the floor to say he is open to new legislation on guns. >> we need to accept the reality that we're not doing enough to protect our citizens. in the coming days and weeks, we'll engage in a meaningful conversation and thoughtful debate about how to change laws and culture and allow this violence to continue to grow. >> california senator dianne feinstein, who has said she will bring a renewal...
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can kennedy, as 34 or 35 republican senators opposing this treaty would you rather harry reid postpone the vote and kick it to the next senate if it can't pass now? is. >> well, i'll leave that up to majority leader reid. we know we have our work cut out and, chuck, we are making calls to senators in every single office on capitol hill. this is a bipartisan issue. this was initiated by george herbert walker bush. we've enjoyed tremendous support. there's no reason in the world why we can't pass this treaty in the united states senate tomorrow. if this did not have the word united nations in it would it -- >> chuck, i worked at the united nations and i know it's far from perfect. >> you see the name and it makes some folks -- >> well, it's foolish. i think you have to look at the substance of what this treaty provides, match it with what our commitment is and the americans with disability act. >> nice to see you. thank you both for being on. how much is wall street paying attention to the fiscal cliff nonsense this week. the market rundown is next. hillary clinton issues a new issue to
can kennedy, as 34 or 35 republican senators opposing this treaty would you rather harry reid postpone the vote and kick it to the next senate if it can't pass now? is. >> well, i'll leave that up to majority leader reid. we know we have our work cut out and, chuck, we are making calls to senators in every single office on capitol hill. this is a bipartisan issue. this was initiated by george herbert walker bush. we've enjoyed tremendous support. there's no reason in the world why we...
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harry reid says not only does speaker boehner's proposal delay revenues into 2013, it sets up another destructive fight over the debt ceiling. the senate wasting the public time. house republicans should allow a vote on the senate passed middle income cuts. a discharge petition to force a vote on extending on tuesday at noon. the two sides are still talking informally. last night oklahoma senator tom coburn while berating the white house for rejecting boehner's plan out of hand, ended up criticizing both parties for what looks like brinksmanship right now. >> here is speaker boehner taking a midpoint and offered it and it's already flatly rejected? we need nothing offered in publ public. nobody should come out of the room until this is solved. >> today state budgets affected by automatic budget cuts scheduled for january 1 will be meeting with the president and congressional leaders at the white house today. the offer is falling flat. it's the middle ground between establishment republicans it's not quite the middle ground going forward into the middle middle but going back to boehner
harry reid says not only does speaker boehner's proposal delay revenues into 2013, it sets up another destructive fight over the debt ceiling. the senate wasting the public time. house republicans should allow a vote on the senate passed middle income cuts. a discharge petition to force a vote on extending on tuesday at noon. the two sides are still talking informally. last night oklahoma senator tom coburn while berating the white house for rejecting boehner's plan out of hand, ended up...
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but any deal that comes from harry reid and mitch mcconnell in the senate will ultimately have to make it through the republican-controlled house. now joining me is someone who knows that reality all too well, maryland democratic congressman chris van hollen, the ranking member on the house budget committee. congressman, thank you for taking the time. >> chris, great to be with you. >> absolutely. i want to talk to you first about sort of the mood. kelly o'donnell mentioned that this is a conversation happening between a very small number of people and house democrats largely not in that conversation. a huge moment before the holidays where john boehner was unable to bring his bill up. what is the mood in the house, both democrats and republicans? are you guys just playing wait-and-see? do you have an expectation that if the senate passes something, the house is at least going to take it up? >> well, that has to happen, as you just said, in order to get this done. the house not only would have to take up an agreement that came out of the senate, obviously, we'd need a majority vote, re
but any deal that comes from harry reid and mitch mcconnell in the senate will ultimately have to make it through the republican-controlled house. now joining me is someone who knows that reality all too well, maryland democratic congressman chris van hollen, the ranking member on the house budget committee. congressman, thank you for taking the time. >> chris, great to be with you. >> absolutely. i want to talk to you first about sort of the mood. kelly o'donnell mentioned that...
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what do you think of harry reid who says that 17 men will have bought the presidency. >> that sounds his democratic caucus in the senate. yg action had a great quarter, we are prepared to go on offense with the young gun style candidates, we have open process, open disclosure and that's part of what make this is country great. >> the american people deserve to know who's paying for these ads, than's something that eric cantor supported. he support ed -- the american people don't know who's paying for it. and the disclose act says, look, if you having in to high, you have nothing to fear. i think that's a basic principal that voters support. >> if we don't know who's giving the money, how -- >> that's because it's going to 927 which is a c-4 group which you also have. those will not disclosed. >> but this is settled law. >> do you think it works politically for harry reed to go out there saying 17 angry white men, does that resonate the rotor? >> it didn't resonate when he's looking pretty angry saying it. >> the overall point is do we want to shine some light on the political process
what do you think of harry reid who says that 17 men will have bought the presidency. >> that sounds his democratic caucus in the senate. yg action had a great quarter, we are prepared to go on offense with the young gun style candidates, we have open process, open disclosure and that's part of what make this is country great. >> the american people deserve to know who's paying for these ads, than's something that eric cantor supported. he support ed -- the american people don't...
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harry reid hasn't wanted democrats to take tough votes. as a result we haven't done a budget, single appropriation bill. his members don't have to worry about taking hard votes. that's not good. >> any vote gone back in the senate you want back? >> there were some i would probably reconsider, like the second tarp vote i voted for that. not sure i would again. you're always making decision based on circumstances you know then, not in hindsight. >> looking at tarp, did it work? >> no. no. we felt that it was the second part of unfinished business and that the market was in tenuous position. i did not think they would use tarp for the auto bailout. had i known that, i definitely wouldn't have. >> you think the auto bailout was a mistake? >> it was. here is a case where mitt romney was right. the bankruptcy that eventually occurred should have been allowed to occur sooner. it would have been easier for the company to rebound. you wouldn't have denied the rights to creditors that occurred in the way they did it, and you could save the taxpayers
harry reid hasn't wanted democrats to take tough votes. as a result we haven't done a budget, single appropriation bill. his members don't have to worry about taking hard votes. that's not good. >> any vote gone back in the senate you want back? >> there were some i would probably reconsider, like the second tarp vote i voted for that. not sure i would again. you're always making decision based on circumstances you know then, not in hindsight. >> looking at tarp, did it work?...
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the house will vote today on boehner's plan b which democratic leader harry reid had said will go nowhere in the senate. and the president has promised to veto it if it somehow got to him. in a 52-second, well it was a press conference but he didn't take questions so we'll call it a media availability, boehner dared the president to reject the backup plan that prevents tax hikes on those making less than $1 million. >> the president will have a decision to make. he can call on senate democrats to pass that bill or he can be responsible for the largest tax increase in american history. >> and though boehner intended to put a bill on the floor that only dealt with the tax issue, republican leaders had to change course yesterday after they discovered they did not have the votes for a stand alone bill. now republicans will also vote to replace automatic defense cuts, half of the so-called sequester, with domestic spending cuts. and then cut an additional $200 billion over ten years. without that sweetener, boehner was in danger of losing some of his spending hawks if you will. and other repub
the house will vote today on boehner's plan b which democratic leader harry reid had said will go nowhere in the senate. and the president has promised to veto it if it somehow got to him. in a 52-second, well it was a press conference but he didn't take questions so we'll call it a media availability, boehner dared the president to reject the backup plan that prevents tax hikes on those making less than $1 million. >> the president will have a decision to make. he can call on senate...
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i had hoped the president would recognize at least one of those and call on harry reid to pass them and get to to his desk so he could sign it, but that's not what we heard. >> why should -- we've seen mitt romney is turning into the face of this, fair or unfair, but his tax return came out this week. it's an example we can look to fairly easily. he pays lower than a 15% rate, because it's all investment dividend income, and he's following the law, but is it fair that, you know, his income is all derived from old investments and he doesn't have any wajs in salary. is it fair that his income is taxed at a lower rate than, frankly yours, mine, a lot of people who work on capitol hill. let's just use those folks as examples? >> the money that actually is utilized to invest from which one derives capital gains, that money heart already been taxed. one could argue that the capital gains tax is a double tax, but the real issue is how will we turn this economy around? how do we get investments to increase, how do we get the banks move again? you don't do that by imposing more regulations and r
i had hoped the president would recognize at least one of those and call on harry reid to pass them and get to to his desk so he could sign it, but that's not what we heard. >> why should -- we've seen mitt romney is turning into the face of this, fair or unfair, but his tax return came out this week. it's an example we can look to fairly easily. he pays lower than a 15% rate, because it's all investment dividend income, and he's following the law, but is it fair that, you know, his...